I try to have something in common with my protagonists…

I think as women we've always been very used to growing up reading and identifying with male protagonists, especially in fantasy. There's a saying…

— Cassandra Clare

When I'm writing, especially when I'm writing in first person, I don't think about the characterization, or how they are going to express themselves,…

— Richard Matheson

I always find something in common with my protagonist, particularly when I write in the first person.

— Emily Giffin

Writing for the stage is different from writing for a book. You want to write in a way that an actor has material to…

— Brian Greene

When you're writing first person, all I can see and tell as the author is what that main character can see.

— Pearl Cleage

When you're writing in first person you have to be honest about how people think.

— Dawn O'Porter

Writing in the first person automatically gives you a point of view.

— Truman Capote

I've written short stories in first person, but you have so much more control writing in third person. Third person, you know what everybody's…

— Tamora Pierce

First person allows deeper insight into the protagonist's character. It allows the reader to identify more fully with the protagonist and to share her…

— Juliet Marillier

No, I have to really focus, especially when I'm writing because I wanna be good at it

— Tom Araya

For me, writing in public is actually super energizing and so much fun. Especially when writing can typically be really painful and certainly hard,…

— Robin Sloan

Especially in writing love stories, there's always the assumption that once you've said 'I do,' once you get to the point where you're married,…

— Sylvia Day

Gradually I find that my whole soul is merging itself into this business of writing, and especially of writing poetry. I am going to…

— Sidney Lanier

“Soon after my husband and I started living together, he learned to make noise before coming into my writing space. He learned to do…

— Marcia Golub

Writing, for me, means humility. It’s a process that involves fear and doubt, especially if you’re writing honestly.

— Kiran Desai